The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-06
BRIEF JoTTINcS.

Free street church will be closed during
the month of August for repairs.
There were forty-one arrests last week for
drunkenness.
-sp~f1fe Steam dredge Freeport IS at work
dredging the cocks on the easterly side of
Franklin wharf.
Mr.. William Lawrence, the wounded en-
gineer at the Maine General Hospital is inn
proving.
The fishing fleet brought in from $4,000 to
10000 fish last week, and the fishermen were
well satisfied with the prices.
The Secretary of the Treasury has awarded
the contract for ship chandlery 1924, and fuel
$5,507 for the second lighthouse district to
Sargent, Dennison & Co., of this city.
Captain Hiram Hamilton's scow, with 80
tons of stone aboard, went ashore on Basket
Island in the fog Friday, and sank She was
raised Saturday.
Messrs. L. e. Lunt & Co., of this city,
raised the schooner Fleet Wing, which lately
sank at Deer Isle loaded with 165 tons of
granite.
Forest City Steamboat Company will have
school children tickets for sale today. These
tickets will be 20 rides for s, and be good
uuIlnS the SCHOOL session.
Edwin, son of DIR. Charles Files, met with
quite severe accident Saturday A window
fell upon his hand with great force causing
rupture and much bleeding, attended with
great pain.
Mr.. ii. d. Hadlock says the suit for $4,000
against the city of Portland, brought by
Ruel Philbrook, assignee, for owners of the
Knibb valve patent will not be discontinued,
and that the test suit will not be made here.
Burglars broke into Williston church the
other evening, opened the contribution boxes
took the contents from the envelopes and
then scattered the envelopes all over the
street.
The committee on Labor DAY met Satur-
day night, reported progress, and adjourned
to Thursday evening next, same time and
place. An attempt will be made to bring
Master Workman Powderly here
The bark Ada Gray, which was forced to
return to New York on account of mutiny
aboard-the men refusing to works. owned
by George S. Hunt & Co., and commanded
by Capt. c. S. Plummer.
Quinn & Co. will repair the boilers. and
the Portland Company will repair the hull
of the iron side wheeler of the International
Line, plying between st. John, N. B. and
Annapolis.
There were 1,394,543 feet of lumber valued
at $50, 46l exported last week. Among the
imports were $4,000 railroad ties and 1895
hogsheads of sugar, 2156 tons of coal and
$50 tons of salt.
The committee on drains and sewers have
let the contract for lumber for Back Bay
sewer to G. Fl. Buffum & Co., the piles and
driving to Captain Ezekiel Wescott, and the
iron work to Thomas Laughln & Son.
The steamer Enterprise, Capt. Alfred Race,
arrived here Friday from New York.
She is propeller of about $50 tons, and will
carry 45O passengers. After repairs she will
20 on the route to Boothby and Damaris-
Gotta.
Honorary members and guests Of the Light
Infantry are requested to assemble at the
armory at 5 o'clock this morning. March
will be taken to Custom House wharf where
steamer will be in readiness to leave at s. 30
O'Clock.
There was glimpse of sunshine yesterday
morning and then the clouds closed in again.
1t is week since we have had fairly pleas
ant day, and then the weather lasted but one
day out of the fortnight of fog and drizzle
and downpour.
Messrs. Parker & Nagle on Saturday,
shipped keel boatand centreboard surf
boat to New Orleans for use in the bayous
They are each Pa feet ong, white oak framed
cedar planked, brass kneed and copper fast
ened.
There was slight railroad accident to the
Maine Central passenger train which left
here for Lewiston at LOO Saturday afternoon
A draw bar was broken, causing a delay of
about 20 minutes. The damage to the COM
pany is slight.
In d. A. Atkinson's window can be seen
two elegant sets of drawing room furniture
in natural cherry, and upholstered in long
nap silk plush and brocade satin for the
Glen House. The firm has taken the Econ-
tract to furnis the new part of the same
hotel